(RSF/IFEX) – According to RSF, on 5 March 1998, Hamilton Vokhiwa, editor of the government-owned newspaper “Weekly News”, was dismissed for publishing a reader’s letter which questioned the cost of the free education system that the United Democratic Front (UDF)-led government introduced in 1994. The letter concluded that the UDF school system was far more […]
(RSF/IFEX) – According to RSF, on 5 March 1998, Hamilton Vokhiwa, editor of
the government-owned newspaper “Weekly News”, was dismissed for publishing a
reader’s letter which questioned the cost of the free education system that
the United Democratic Front (UDF)-led government introduced in 1994. The
letter concluded that the UDF school system was far more expensive than the
previous one under the Malawi Congress Party. After the letter was published
Vokhiwa’s immediate dismissal was ordered by Information Minister Sam Mpasu.
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and Political Rights, article 19 of which guarantees the freedom to inform
and to be informed
Malawi, and that Hamilton Vokhiwa be reinstated
Appeals To
President Bakili Muluzi
Office of the President
Sanjika Palace
Blantyre, Malawi
Fax: +265 635 644 / 634 681
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